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Non-lupus full-house nephropathy: a case series
- Source :
- Brazilian Journal of Nephrology, Vol 43, Iss 4, Pp 586-590 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia, 2020.
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Abstract
- Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune inflammatory disease. However, some patients may exhibit a histological pattern of kidney injury, with characteristics indistinguishable from lupus nephritis, but without presenting any extrarenal symptoms or serologies suggestive of SLE. Such involvement has recently been called non-lupus full-house nephropathy. The objective is to report a series of clinical cases referred to the Laboratory of the Federal University of Maranhão that received the diagnosis of "full-house" nephropathy unrelated to lupus, upon immunofluorescence and to discuss its evolution and outcomes. Non-lupus full-house nephropathy represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, because it is a new entity, which still needs further studies and may be the initial manifestation of SLE, isolated manifestation of SLE or a new pathology unrelated to SLE.
Details
- Language :
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 21758239
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.08ab2ee50fdd434fa3a0357a2b29d53d
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2019-0242